a woman identified as 58-year-old nancy blum died wp she she fell some 70 feet. her friend was injured but is expected to survive. >> i've been on that trail many many times. it ises a easy to imagine being on it. that's why i'm feeling like we're lucky more people weren't injured. >> the staff became aware of a crack and put up signs urging park goers not to venture out there. >> nobody knew when it got there, how it got there, or what it meant. we just saw it as, at the very minimal, some kind of tripping hazard or something worse. >> it is completely fenceiedy fenced off but people can see the damage from up above. joe rubio took this video yes. he said it is stunning. >> not just a small little slide. it is a big chunk. >> we are back here live where you're looking at signage informing hikers that the trail lead together arch rock overlook is now closed. mean while, those who know and love ms. blum say that at least they have a sense of peace knowing that she lived life to the fullest. reporting live at point reyes, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> y

. >>> reporter: friends of nancy blum call her mary poppins, say she was awesome woman who cherishe children. the preschool closed grieving her unexpected death. >> it literally collapsed. >> reporter: saturday evening at point reyes nancy with her boyfriend at her side was hike the scenic bear valley trail. it was here a well-known lookout called arch rock where the trail under their feet suddenly collapsed sending the two of them plummeting 70 feet down a sheer cliff. nancy died before even getting to the hospital, says a parks spokesman. >> i have never seen something where the ground has just collapsed under somebody's feet. >> reporter: days earlier when cracks started appearing long the trail park officials say they put up these signs warning hikers that the cliffside was brittle. >> the area underneath where people was standing was probably eroded. >> reporter: those who knew nancy are upset saying warning signs were not enough. the trail should have been closed. it's closed now. but far too late for nancy blum and the preschool that will have to open up without her. in san francisco,

it's closed now but far too late for nancy blum and the preschool that will have to open up without her. mark kelly kpix 5. >>> a dine and dash turned in to a hit-and-run in southern california tonight. four people are accused of ditching their tab and then running over the waitress. it was all caught on camera. reporter lori perez shows us. >> reporter: the security camera video is tough to watch showing a car back up, hit maria, then run over her sunday evening in the parking lot of anaheim's restaurant. remarkably she suffered only a bruised lung and ankle. it's a moment she can't stop replaying in her mind. >> we made eye contact and they laughed it off and they drove at that point. i knew they weren't going to stop. i tried to move out of the way. by then it was too late. >> reporter: the 28-year-old wife and mom of two said the four diners seemed shady from the start. she said when they dined and dash, she told them to stop and to get their license plate number. she never expected what happened next. >> she hit me and i did fall ask i did hit my head. i think that's when i went un

. >> emily :58 year old nancy blum- was a preschool teach at the serra school, a girlfriend and a grandmother man at her apartment didn't want to show his face, but says she was well liked by everyone, especially him. >> "her demeanor, they was she was with people, so friendly. she was so nice." serra school where blum worked for ten years were actually so upset they shut school down today." >> emily :she died saturday when a portion of the arch rock overlook collapsed. her boyfriend was with her and was just released tonight from the hospital with minor injuries according to friends. those same friends wonder why that portion of the trail wasn't closed- when just days prior a 40 foot long crack appeared. the national park service says, there were *warning signsand the trail is closed now. >> "we made the decision to go ahead and warn hikers about the dangers ahead and now weve gone ahead and closed that portion of the trail completely" >> emily :the bear valley trail is still open, but the nps says the overlook portion may never be again. they are also looking to have experts come in to dete

it's closed now but far too late for nancy blum and the preschool that will have to open up without heran francisco, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> let's check the roads with elizabeth. >>> we'll start with our live look some of our bridges. bay bridge is probably the busiest. they took on the metering lights earlier and earlier and today really early at 5:35 just 10 minutes the meet have been already on and you can see the backups. it didn't seem that bad right before they turned the metering lights on. so i'm surprised they switched them a few minutes early. but it makes a big difference this time of the morning. they are already stacked up beyond 880 overcrossing and it's a little slow at the incline. but as you can see here the eastshore freeway that drive time is fine 20 minutes and we have a traffic spider making a web creating this weird illusion right here with our camera. but otherwise everything is fine weather-wise. here's a look at westbound 92. san mateo bridge westbound fine. eastbound still have the overnight roadwork ongoing roadwork between foster city boulevard and clawiter, n

this morning, the sheriff's department identified the victim as 58-year-old nancy blum of san franciscoseveral others were hurt. a spokesman says a crack in the land was discovered on wednesday. warning signs were posted but no one expected the trail to give way. >> i think what shocked us just as much is how quickly we saw this crack in the ground there and how quickly it broke off. we've never experienced anything like that. >> the area leading up to arch block is now closed. a gofundme account has been set up for the victims. you can find a link to the account on our website at ktvu.com by clicking on web links. >>> mineta san jose international airport set the scene for an emergency response drill. the senator yoof a boeing 767 strikes a large flock of birds while taking off. officials step into action quickly. emergency exercises like the one today are held every three years to comply with federal aviation regulations and it toast the airport's -- and to test the airport's emergency plan. >> we're always talking planning, communicating, not just for our response but how we can supp

killed at point rays when a 70 foot cliff collapse squz the person passed away is a person named nancy blum who was my childrens teacher in pree school over the past few years and she was adored teacher for aench family [inaudible] at the presidio. she taught there for 10 wreer jz is known to everyone and my children as teacher nancy. she was a amazing professional, teacher, as of last year i would taken the kids to school and would pick her up as shes running late down the skill. it is a devastating lost to the family and the pree schoolmunity i'm a part of for a number of years and so many san francisco communities are a part of and all that have a privilege of knowing her. she was born in syracuse new york. she was a aved hiker. started biking to work all the time. she loved traveling and museums and affluent frinch spiker and lovered spending time with our children. nancy had one son wloo lived in pittsburgh [inaudible] her son just received his phd [inaudible] services for nancy are held this sunday. she was a amazing teacher for all the parents that knew her and the families and she w

shore could remain closed indefinitely after san francisco teacher died hiking there. 58-year-old nancy blum preschool teacher at the sarah preschool was killed when the the rock collapsed saturday. blocking that part of the trail today. we talked to the close family friend ceo of wide orbit eric who said the trail should have been closed before her death. they posted sign last week warning about a fish they are appeared on the rock and asked visitors to stay away. >> al palt police arrested burglary suspect but took awhile after stand off inside elderly woman house. suspect barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of elcinore drive at lewis road around 3:00 p.m. woman in her 90's and her care give were in the house at the time both got out safely. s.w.a.t. team the and crisis negotiate ors were called in. situation was financially resolved peacefully more than 2 hours later. >> i grew up in t neighborhood but you just never know who is going to be driving through and i guess it's something to just be aware of and think about. >> no other suspect were found in the home. >> 9-year-ol

off point reyes since saturday since the sandstorm created a give-away of the cliff and killed nancy blum. another person suffered serious injuries. >> you could see a crack going through the dirt. we didn't step over it at all. we kept back after seeing the signs there was a collapse. >> park officials say they posted signs in the area last week, warning visitors not to hike to that trail, because the cliff is prone to crumbling. >>> meanwhile, two small earthquakes rocking the south bay this morning. the first happened around 8:45 a.m. it was a magnitude 2.6 tremble. centered 9 miles north of morgan hill. 15 miles southeast of san jose. and 45 minutes later, the usgss, two miles east of saratoga, a second quake struck. >>> investigators are looking into the death of a man whose body was found in the bottom of a high school pool. kpix 5 lisa chen is live at piedmont high school where students are still in shock. lisa? >> reporter: good afternoon. the district superintendent says there is a camera on the pool and that video will be used in this investigation. but for today, he just wants

after a cliff collapsed near point rays has been identified. 58-year-old san francisco resident nancy blum was killed in the rock slide on saturday. she had been hiking in the area of arc rock with one other person when the cliff gave way. they both fell about 70 feet. she was pronounced dead. the other hiker was airlifted a hospital. park officials say they posted warning signs last week that the end of the trail was dangerous. >>> a young hiker missing in yosemite for two days has been found alive but hurt. 20-year-old michael dahl disappeared saturday while hiking with friends near lower yosemite falls. park visitors spotted him this morning in that same area. he was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries but at this point it's still unclear exactly what happened to him. >>> a pair of small earthquakes rattled parts of the south bay this morning, at first struck just before 9:00. about 9 miles north of morgan hill and it registered 2.7. about 40 minutes later there was a 2.9 quake near monte cereno. >>> state lawmakers are taking steps to make sure there's enough money on hand sho

. >>> a part of sea shore could be closed. 58 year old nancy blum was killed when arch rock collapsed. another person with her was seriously injured. last week the park service posted warning signs to stay away from arch rock after a fission first appeared. >>> a 9-year-old boy is recovering after falling through a school's domed skylight yesterday. william wells and a few friends got on the school roof and somehow he fell through. he was injured. you can see the boarded up skylight there. abc 7 news reporter has more. >> reporter: she says her son is improving, but it's too soon to know the extent of his injuries. yesterday he was playing with friends when the ball went on the roof. according to school officials, the boys found their way through the locked garden fence removed a ladder from the shed and climbed onto the school's roof. >> apparently the boys got up on the roof and they walked around and there was a domed skylight, don't know what they were doing on it but the boy who was injured fell through. >> reporter: from sky 7 hd you can see the piece of plywood covering the hol

nancy blum died over the weekend when part of the trail collapsed in marin county. it's a popular trail. blum and a friend fell nearly 70 feet. they were airlifted out after some good samaritans pulled them from the rubble. this is video of the trail today. most of it is gone. this trail is now closed to hikers. blum worked at the sarah preschool in san francisco. >>> a tense afternoon in palo alto. the s.w.a.t. team and bomb squad surrounded a home on els nor drive for several hours off oregon expressway. they trapped a burglary suspect inside of that home. that man released a woman in her 90s who lived there. he was finally caught when a k-9 unit found him inside the garage. >>> mountain view police are looking for two men who attacked another man flying a remote controlled airplane 6:30 last night an monta loma elementary. the man was punched several times. the men did run away. investigators are asking anyone with information to now come forward. >>> security is tighter than normal at tonight's ncaa women's basketball game in maryland. president obama's niece wh

shore could remain closed indefinitely after san francisco teacher died hiking there. 58-year-old nancy blum preschool teacher at the sarah preschool was killed when the the rock collapsed saturday. blocking that part of the trail today. we talked to the close family friend ceo of wide orbit eric who said the trail should have been closed before her death. they posted sign last week warning about a fish they are appeared on the rock and asked visitors to stay away. >> al palt police arrested burglary suspect but took awhile after stand off inside elderly woman house. suspect barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of elcinore drive at lewis road around 3:00 p.m. woman in her 90's and her care give were in the house at the time both got out safely. s.w.a.t. team the and crisis negotiate ors were called in. situation was financially resolved peacefully more than 2 hours later. >> i grew up in the neighborhood but you just never know who is going to be driving through and i guess it's something to just be aware of and think about. >> no other suspect were found in the home. >> 9-year-

shore could remain closed indefinitely after san francisco teacher died hiking there. 58-year-old nancy blum preschool teacher at the sarah preschool was killed when the the rock collapsed saturday. blocking that part of the trail today. we talked to the close family friend ceo of wide orbit eric who said the trail should have been closed before her death. they posted sign last week warning about a fish they are appeared on the rock and asked visitors to stay away. >> al palt police arrested burglary suspect but took awhile after stand off inside elderly woman house. suspect barricaded himself inside a home on the 900 block of elcinore drive at lewis road around 3:00 p.m. woman in her 90's and her care give were in the house at the time both got out safely. s.w.a.t. team the and crisis negotiate ors were called in. situation was financially resolved peacefully more than 2 hours later. >> i grew up in the neighborhood but you just never know who is going to be driving through and i guess it's something to just be aware of and think about. >> no other suspect were found in the home. >> 9-year-

. >> reporter: and certainly 58-year-old nancy blum had noçhe'd never 2return. the san francisco preschool teacher died when the point reyes trail collapsed and she fell some 70 feet. her friend was injured, but is expected to survive. >> i've been on that trail many, many times. it's very easy to imagine being on it and that's one reason why i'm just feeling like we're allr46#u1hc2 lucky that more people were injured. >> reporter: park staff says they became aware of a crack on the trail last week and put0cl up warning signs urging parkgoers not to venture out there. >> nobody knew how it got there or what it meant.-oññ some kind of ay"sáx or worse. completely fenced this hiker took this video yesterday. he and others who frequent the trail are shaken. >> it was not just a small, little slide. it's a big chunk of earth that just disappeared into the water. >> just imagining that if you-]:Ñ loé(out there, if you imagine falling off that that's justn÷ >t terrifying. >> reporter: now the vb director of the preschoolm worked says that they are

identifying the victim as 58- year-old nancy blum of san francisco. she was hiking with her boyfriend near arch rock when the cliff suddenly gave way causing them to fall about 60 feet. the national park service says a crack in the land was first discovered last wednesday, warning signs were then posted, but no one expected the cliff side there to give way. blum's boyfriend suffered non- life-threatening injuries. >>> caltran plans to grind out portions of the bridge deck. they should reopen by 5 tomorrow morning. the closures will continue in various lanes and in various locations for the next two weeks. police remind drivers that traffic fines are doubled in construction zones. >>> in the south bay, the monogue light rail station has been closed. today is the first day of the work on the new mall. the closure is expected to last about 5 months. it will reopen after a pedestrian overcrossing is built to link a future bart station with the vta light rail system. b.a.r.t. service is expected to reach the station in 2017. >>> a growerring backlash over

the sheriff's department identified the victim as nancy blum of san francisco. she was a teacher. a crack in the land was discovered on wednesday. warning signs were posted but no one expected the trail to give way. >> i think what shocked us was how quickly we saw this crack in the ground there and how quickly it broke off. we never experienced anything like that. >> another hiker was injured and airlifted to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the area leading up to arch rock is now closed. >>> tonight we be the first official candidate for the 2016 race for the white house. texas senator ted cruz announced today he is running for the republican nomination. how the texas senator is trying to distance himself from others in the gop. >> i believe in the power of millions of courageous conservatives rising up. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz vowed if he won the bid he would repeal the affordable care act, appallish the irs, secure the boarder and forbit same-sex marriage -- abolish the irs, secure the boarder and forbid same-sex marriage. the venue for his campaign

nancy blum was walking near arch rock when the cliff studly gave way. they fell about 60 feet. blum was killed. the other person was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries. the park service posted signs last week warning about a ferbure that appeared on ar shall rock and asked visitors to stay away. >>> in san francisco, a vehicle hit a building and caused a gas leak. it happened between 41st and 42nd avenues. the building was briefly evacuated with, and repairs were made to the gas leak. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> some 200 protesters rallied outside the miss district police station to mark the one year anniversary of the shooting of a man. it was shut down from 7:00 to noon. it was a peaceful protest. nieto was shot and killed by officers. officers say nieto pointed a weapon at him. thinking it was a real gun they fired back. it turned out to be a taser. the officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. >>> and the most recent police shooting will be the subject of a town hall meeting. >> this comes on the same day in which arguments were heard. >>

cliff give way in a crash to the ground rescue crews did the best they could the pulled the body of nancy blume rubble she died from the collapse. they want people area was unstable but that did not the stock doesn't hikers from what it all to the bluffsit >>: any reasonable person to say to assume that this was said to walk on some hikers say that park officials could have done more and close down the bear valley trail when that cracked first appeared. >>darya: we're still monitoring the french press conference with the prosecutor said and the co- pilot of the german wings who stick to their own right hand side what the pilot out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed airplane kill himself in a hundred and 49 people on board that flight web would be monitoring the latest on this press conference and be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ do you have uff cle thi ss oa brkroo i ha pap tows, says,wipe spoes. and ese oors disinftantlean, mo and et floor" signs. w lo doeit te to reat d? welso ve a freener ma on-dgetappe ma cleing hapn. aple makmoreappe hey. these are good. wha

>>darya:officials have identified the victim as 58- year-old nancy blum of san francisco.ra preschool in san francisco. >>darya:both blum and her boyfriend were standing near the end of arch rock trail on saturday. when a portion of the cliff unexpectedly gave way. causing them to fall nearly 75 feet to the beach below. >>darya:blum was rescued from the rubble. but was later pronounced dead. >>darya:her boyfriend was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>darya:he was treated and released from the hospital last night. >>darya:in the meantime. arch rock trail has been closed until further notice. >>darya:national park service officials say they had put up signs in the area and an advisory on their website to warn about a fissure that appeared at the tip of the overlook. >>mark:israel is denying a wall street journal report that says the israeli government spied on closed-door talks over iran's nuclear program. >>mark:in the article, some high u-s officials accuse israel of using information gleaned from these meetings to undermine capitol hill support for a deal wit

time today since a teacher was killed in a rockslide at point reyes national seashore. 58-year-old nancy blumara preschool in the presidio. the preschool was closed so the children and faculty could mourn her death. she was hiking with her boyfriend on saturday near arch rock when the cliff suddenly gave way causing her to fall about 60 feet. the national park service says the crack in the land was first discovered on wednesday, warning signs were posted but hikers still had access to the trail. point reyes officials are standing by their decision to keep the trail open. >>> our time is 8:36. closing arguments set to start in san francisco in a closehy- watched sex discrimination trial. ellen powell is suing menlo park investment company, kleiner perkins for $16 million in lost wages. she says the company promoted male partners over equally qualified women. and then punished her when she complained about it. she was fired in 2012 after filing that lawsuit. now, over the weekend, the judge in the case issued a ruling that would allow powell to seek punitive damages which could possibly go as h